Moonlight Meadery

Londonderry’s Michael Fairbrother, was recently approved to produce and sell mead from his home. Mead is the oldest known alcoholic beverage and dates back to about 7000 BC. It is a honey-based wine, and predates grape-based wines. Currently, nine mead recipes have been approved for production and are available for purchase. The newly formed business is called Moonlight Meadery LLC.

There are few remaining meaderies in the country. Grapes became the dominant wine ingredient because it was less expensive. Fairbrother has been winning awards and making mead out of his home for 15 years. He has competed in the...